NC 20-140.4. - NC 20-140.4.

§ 20-140.4. Special provisions for motorcycles and mopeds. (a) No person shall operate a motorcycle or moped upon a highway or public vehicular area: (1) When the number of persons upon or within such motorcycle or moped, including the operator, shall exceed the number of persons which it was designed to carry. (2) Unless the operator and all passengers thereon wear on their heads, with a retention strap properly secured, safety helmets of a type that complies with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 218. This subdivision shall not apply to an operator of, or any passengers within, an autocycle that has completely enclosed seating or is equipped with a roll bar or roll cage. (b) Violation of any provision of this section shall not be considered negligence per se or contributory n...